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Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. ...

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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo delivers his State of the State address, Jan. 15, 2025, in Carson City ...

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Owner Alix Molina sits amid customers in her Viva las Arepas Venezuelan restaurant on Saturday, ...

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Video by Jason Bean

March 1, 2011 - 5:08 pm

In April 2009, UNLV Rebel Girl Dance Team member Lindsay Bennett was killed in a tragic accident by an alleged drunk driver going the wrong way on the 215 freeway.

Trump’s plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles

By Josh Funk Associated Press

January 4, 2026 - 8:29 am

President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn’t likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.

Politics in 2026: Eyes on Nevada gov. race, mail-in ballot counting case

By McKenna Ross / RJ

January 4, 2026 - 12:38 pm

Elected officials, appointees and party members are expected to be heavily focused on several midterm elections and new policies in 2026. Here are some of the top stories to follow into the new year.

‘We’re not certain what’s going on right now’: Nevada’s Venezuelan community, elected officials react

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

January 3, 2026 - 3:04 pm

In Las Vegas and throughout Nevada, members of the Venezuelan community as well as elected officials, leaders and other observers were reacting to the news that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Climate change gives Las Vegas bird count new meaning

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 3, 2026 - 11:00 am

Nevadans participated in the nation’s largest citizen science project this December and January.

Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks during an interview with the Review-Journal at Metropolitan Polic ...

As Metro shootings drop and traffic deaths remain stubbornly high, sheriff discusses goals for 2026

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

January 4, 2026 - 8:10 am

Here’s the Metropolitan Police Department’s plan to reduce traffic-related fatalities and keep officer-involved shootings at an all-time low

People paddle on the lake off of Boulder Beach at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Oct ...

5 Nevada environment stories to watch in the new year

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 3, 2026 - 8:44 pm

Nevada is headed for a drier, hotter future. Here’s what you need to know.

O.J. Simpson at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on Oct. 1, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Former O.J. Simpson lawyer files lawsuit, says he’s owed over $1M in fees

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

January 4, 2026 - 8:55 am

A former lawyer for O.J. Simpson has filed a lawsuit in Las Vegas asking for over $1 million in back legal fees from the former football player’s estate.

A couple who declined to give their names walk at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las ...

It was a record-warm December in Las Vegas. And a little wet

By Mark Davis / RJ

January 3, 2026 - 7:00 am

December 2025 was the warmest December on record, the National Weather Service said. But the month also saw some rain.

US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin and EricTucker The Associated Press

January 3, 2026 - 3:22 pm

The legal authority for the incursion, done without congressional approval, was not immediately clear, but the Trump administration promoted the ouster as a step toward reducing the flow of dangerous drugs into the U.S.

Motion seeks injunction restricting controversial Las Vegas police protest tactics

By Noble Brigham / RJ

January 2, 2026 - 5:32 pm

It asks to restrict the way police enforce dispersal orders and shoot pepper balls in the wake of controversy over protests last year.